[applause] i want to thank paul ryan for all that he has done for our campaign. [applause] and for our country. the signs my wife, paul was the best price i've ever made. [applause] and i trust in his intellect and hard work and commitment to principle will continue to concerti to the get of our nation. [applause] i also want to think end, love of my life. [applause] she would have been a wonderful first lady. she has been that and more to me and to our family and to the many people that she has touched with their compassion and care. i think my sons for their tireless work on behalf of the campaign and their wives and children for taking up the slack that there has been sent dads has been so many weeks away from home. i want to thank matt rose and the democratic campaign. they have made an extraordinary effort, not just for me, but also for the country that we love. and you here tonight and the team across the country, the volunteers, the fund-raisers, donors, surrogates, i don't believe that their has never been an effort in our party that can compare with what